TY - JOUR
KW - Depression
KW - Anxiety
KW - Chronic diseases
KW - Health surveillance
KW - Mental health
AU - Silvia O´Connor-Pérez
AU - Eugenia Carballo-López
AU - Ángel García-Martín
AU - Juan García-García
AU - Antonio Cano-Vindel
AU - Elisa Sanchez
AU - Andrés Santiago-Sáez
AB - Chronic diseases are highly prevalent and represent an important burden. Comorbidity between chronic diseases and emotional disorders is common, specially for people with comorbid depression and anxiety as they lead to a worsening of the prognosis. Although the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) can provide an easy and inexpensive way to detect them, they often remain undetected. This study explores the prevalence of these conditions amongst hospital employees using a cross-sectional study (n = 1,075). Based on employee health care records, 89 of these people had some type of chronic physical condition. We then randomly selected 89 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals for comparison. All participants completed screening tools for depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-7). Depression and anxiety rates were, respectively, 2.97 and 2.59 times higher (OR) in the chronic group, indicating that people with chronic conditions are especially sensitive to psychosocial risks. These findings underscore the need to routinely monitor the emotional health of workers for the early detection of emotional disorders and specially in the case of particularly sensitive workers, such as those with known chronic illnesses.
IS - 1
M3 - Journal Article
N2 - Chronic diseases are highly prevalent and represent an important burden. Comorbidity between chronic diseases and emotional disorders is common, specially for people with comorbid depression and anxiety as they lead to a worsening of the prognosis. Although the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) can provide an easy and inexpensive way to detect them, they often remain undetected. This study explores the prevalence of these conditions amongst hospital employees using a cross-sectional study (n = 1,075). Based on employee health care records, 89 of these people had some type of chronic physical condition. We then randomly selected 89 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals for comparison. All participants completed screening tools for depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-7). Depression and anxiety rates were, respectively, 2.97 and 2.59 times higher (OR) in the chronic group, indicating that people with chronic conditions are especially sensitive to psychosocial risks. These findings underscore the need to routinely monitor the emotional health of workers for the early detection of emotional disorders and specially in the case of particularly sensitive workers, such as those with known chronic illnesses.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2025
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 8
EP - 14
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - PHQ-9 and GAD-7 to detect depression and anxiety in healthcare workers with and without chronic diseases
VL - 31
ER -